In the centuries before there were newspapers and 24-hour news channels, the general public had to rely on street literature to find out what was going on. The most popular form of this for nearly 300 years was ‘broadsides’ – the tabloids of their day.

Open Casting Call For Movie Extras! We are casting extras for a Disney Western shooting in CO and UT this summer. Sande Alessi Casting-the Los Angeles based Casting Directors of “Pirates of the Caribbean”, “Glee”, “The Social Network” and hundreds more amazing projects, will be holding an open casting call in your area. Creede: Looking…

By Melissa Buckley – Photos Courtesy Outlaw Snowdown The inaugural Outlaw Snowdown has now come and gone… and while the snow arrived fashionably late, perhaps it was a blessing in disguise for a first-year festival held outdoors in January! The three-day alternative country music festival brought hundreds of visitors to town, a vast majority of whom pledge wholeheartedly to be back…

The Outlaw Snowdown is a three-day alternative country festival held in Pagosa Springs, Colorado over Martin Luther King Day weekend — Jan. 13, 14 & 15, 2012. The main stage, featuring Stoney Larue, Jason Boland, Supersuckers, The Band of Heathens, Elizabeth Cook, Hellbound Glory, Lydia Loveless, The Ben Miller Band and D.L. Marble, will be situated in a heated tent…

Jason Boland & the Stragglers will play at Pagosa Springs’ “Outlaw Snowdown” with Stoney Larue in an outdoor heated tent on Friday, January 13. The band is touring in support of Rancho Alto, released on October 4th through Boland’s Proud Souls Entertainment (APEX Nashville/Thirty Tigers), produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Lloyd Maines (Dixie Chicks, Flatlanders, Robert Earl Keen) featuring 11…

Please join us for Madeline Lyon’s Seventy & Sassy birthday celebration being held at Wild Spirit Gallery, Madeline plans to celebrate in style while helping Pagosa animals in need. Birthday party guests will be treated to wonderful hors d’oeuvres, festive beverages and sinful desserts while being entertained by local favorite, Bob Hemenger. Party guests pay only $7, which Madeline will…

Pagosa Springs residents and visitors are invited to attend a great afternoon of art, live music and gourmet food at the fourth annual Art in the Garden Festival, “Memories of the Old West”. The event is on Saturday, August 20th from 3PM to 7PM at the home of Pac and Flo Pacarzina. Located in Chris Mountain Ranches, this beautiful property…

RAD (Ryan Lister, Austin York, & Dylan Burksmith) Festival By CJ Herrington I am Organizing an all day Saturday August 20th 2011 Concert in the Park, 11 hrs. of music, fun, and food. The Headlining act is a dear friend from San Antonio, Stephanie Urbina Jones, along with the Mariachis from SA. RAD is working with the Promoting Prevention Coalition,…

SHY RABBIT Contemporary Arts: Gallery, Studio & Workshops is pleased to announce the opening of its first solo exhibition, “The Chair”, featuring new paintings and drawings by Colorado artist, Karl Isberg. This long awaited 1-person exhibit launches on Saturday, August 13, with an Open House/Artists’ Reception from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and continues through Sunday, September 18, 2011. The public is…

Starting on August 5th, the Pagosa Center for the Arts is performing “Year With Frog & Toad”. Based on the award-winning books by Arnold Lobel, A Year with Frog and Toad follows the adventures of two best friends, the cheerful and popular Frog and the grumpy, “worry-wart” Toad, as they journey through four fun-filled seasons. Waking from hibernation, they plant…

Turn Off Your TV by Cynda Green See this photo in expanded format click here. A number of local musicians, including Southern rock wizard Brian Flynn, the always-entertaining DC Duncan, the new band of youthful rockers going by the name Bixby, and popular local band Leadfoot Ruthie, turned out recently for a fundraising concert for a local group of former…

EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND! ‘Sylvia’ runs for one FINAL weekend July 22-24 – Tickets are $15 and can be purchased by calling 970.731.SHOW, via the web at www.pagosacenter.org or at the Pagosa Springs Center for the Arts box office‏ Thingamajig Theatre Company at the Pagosa Springs Center for the Arts presents Sylvia a romantic comedy about a man and his…

TURN OFF YOUR TV: This Week’s Live Music Performances in Pagosa Springs Cynda Green If you haven’t seen the posters and the postcards plastered all over town promoting the San Juan River Music Festival, to be held Saturday, May 28 at Yamaguchi Park, then you probably aren’t getting out much. Oh, never mind, because if you don’t get out…

Pianist and composer Michael Joseph Thomas will showcase his original music at Wild Spirit Gallery in downtown Pagosa on Friday, March 18, and Saturday, March 19. Originally from Los Angeles, he performed before a crowd of 17,000 in Westchester Park. While living in L.A., Thomas had a recording studio as well. He has also performed in Santa Fe at the…

We’ll be playing your favorite Broadway show tunes all night long. On keyboard is the ever-talented John Graves, with special guest stars and local singing talents Johnny K and Natalie Oman. Enjoy a delicious pizza bar and salad as an appetizer provided by DJ’s. Join the Pagosa Springs Arts Council in this fun-filled fundraiser. Tickets are $25 and will be…

Pagosa Springs Arts Council Pagosa Springs Arts Council is Moving PSAC is moving to a ground level space generously donated by David Harris and Sueyel Grace in the new Estudio Y Galeria at 84 Gold Mine Drive. We will be relocated in our new space effective February 1st. We realize it has been difficult for many of our patrons…

San Juan National Forest Accepting Applications for Artist-in-Residence Program The San Juan National Forest will accept applications for the Aspen Guard Station Artist-in-Residence Program from January 1st through March 1st, 2011. To be considered, applications must received by the San Juan Public Lands Center, 15 Burnett Court, Durango, CO 81301, by close of business on the March 1st deadline. The…

Chad Haspels Sculpture Studio and Gallery Opening Chad and Jennifer Haspels announce the opening of their new studio and gallery at 53 Trinity Lane in Pagosa Springs, Co. They warmly welcome you to see Chad’s recent available works. They are open by appointment by calling 970-731-2332 or drop in if you see them there. “Serenity” carved out of Ponderosa Pine on a Granite…